Five Regions of Italy : A Grand Tour

Time to meet up in the great city of Rome! We’ll go grab our rental bikes and then meet up before dinner for a little briefing. This short session will be a great opportunity for us to get to know each other, learn about our itinerary and answer any questions about the trip you might have. After this, we’ll enjoy a little Italian aperitivo and head over to enjoy a delicious dinner in one of our favorite spots. There’s nothing like our guided motorcycle tours of Italy!

We start our motorcycle tours Italy early heading out to Civitavecchia where we’ll depart for Sardinia in the evening. This fascinating area is home to the UNESCO World Heritage destination of the Villa d’Este, a beautiful gem from the Renaissance. We’ll then head along Lake Bracciano where we’ll savor a local Lazio Trattoria style lunch for some authentic flavors. We’ll discover more of Rome at one of the Etruscan necropolises then ride into the Tolfa Mountains. Then we cruise into the port and spend the night on board the ship making our way to Sardinia.

Our ship pulls into Olbia nice and early and our exploration of Sardinia will begin. We’ll rev up our engines and motor over to the Catalan gem of Alghero on the other side of the island along the best motorcycle roads in Italy . During our drive, we’ll stop at the famed Giants’ Tombs and moonlike scenery inside the Valle della Luna. After dinner, we’ll enjoy a walk along the beautiful streets of the old town of Alghero, the perfect way to end the evening.

Our adventure today is all about savoring Sardinia for the incredible motorcycle paradise that it is. You’ll be our hand-selected routes that combine archaeological beauty and natural splendor. It’s simply astounding making our way across the hinterlands and the marvelous seaside villages and the murals that dot the way. Best of all will be our visit to a super special UNESCO World Heritage Site home to the most important in nuraghe in the world. Never heard of nuraghe? You’ll learn all about it today.

Two of Sardinia best sites await us today on our incredible journey. We’ll begin on the magnificent riding roads that lead along the way to settlements dating to the Phoenician-Punic eras. These roads are famous as being the home to where major motorcycle manufacturers like BMW and Ducati test their bikes and film their commercials. We’ll enjoy lunch at a local style restaurant before heading to the day’s climax in the Sardinian capital of Cagliari. This unique city charms visitors with its lively Castello Quarter, salt marshes dotted with bright flamingos, beautiful beaches and exciting nightlife. It’s really a little bit of everything.

Another amazing day on the road awaits on our guided motorcycle tours Italy. More incredible landscapes, breathtaking views and amazing twists and turns along Sardinia’s eastern coast. We’ll end in the charming town of Arbatax.

After these days on the road on our motorcycle tours of Italy, it’s time for a little relaxation. The day’s open for you to fill as you like. Our staff is here to give you some suggestions. You can take it easy by enjoying the beach, pool, and sauna at the hotel. Or maybe you’d like to take a boat trip over to the Bue Marino Grotto and dive into one of Sardinia’s most famous coves. You can also explore the towns museums and the open-air galleries of Arbatax. The day is yours to really enjoy and get the most out of! No meals planned today; it’s all up to you to decide.

We’re nice and refreshed so not it’s time to really challenge ourselves on the road. We are headed along another classic motorcycle route towards Porto Torres o Sardinia’s northern coast. We’ll enjoy a unique lunch with the Genneragentu Plateau Shepherds before we savor another twisty road down to the harbor where we’ll catch an overnight boat to the mainland.

We’ll arrive in Genoa early and take a brief break to enjoy breakfast at a local cafe before heading towards the Ligurian Alps to enjoy the scenic views of the entire region. We’ll continue our journey along the Alpine Ridges outside Piedmont. This will begin an amazing circuit that winds through the UNESCO World Heritage vineyard sites of Langhe and Roero along with medieval villages like Barolo and Monforte d’Alba stopping to taste from the incredible wine cellars. We’ll savor Piedmont style cuisine for lunch before ending the days near Langhe.

We leave enchanting Piedmont on our motorcycle tours Italy, roaring away to explore the stunning Ligurian Riviera. A stop in Portofino, the heart of Italian dolce vita, is de rigueur, then we take in another beautiful stretch of coastline – the Cinque Terre National Park. This UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its cute coloring-book houses, provides the backdrop for a seaside lunch before we roll into our hotel in the heart of the park.

For the rest of the journey, we are headed south on the best motorcycle roads in Italy. Through the Apuan Alps and Carrara, we’ll make our way towards Tuscany and view the home of the world-famous marble that cast some of the most famous statues in history. We’ll then wind into Garfagnana into the delightful city of Luzza. We’ll enjoy a traditional lunch in the mountains while dinner is yours to select inside the magical walls of the Medieval city of Luca.

Today’s stretch features three UNESCO World Heritage sites for you to enjoy! We begin by heading over to the town Pisa then to the Piazza dei Miracoli, home to the famous Leaning Tower and a magnificent cathedral and more. We’ll then travel back in time to the Middle-Ages as we explore San Gimignano before we wind through the Tuscan hills into the stunning Florence.

It’s time to enjoy another rest day and there’s no better place to do that than Florence. Once again, the day is up to you but we have plenty of great options. You can sightsee in the city or head over to Siena which is a lovely train ride. You can also take a tasting tour in Chianti to savor fine wine and cheeses. You could also take a Tuscan-style cooking classes. The day is up to you to enjoy!

Another amazing day on the road awaits you. We’re going to zoom through the beautiful wooded and vineyard hills of the Chianti valley heading through the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Siena. As we make our way through the scenes straight from a postcard, you’ll see so much from medieval towns like Pienza and Val D’orcia, both UNESCO sites. We’ll end the day in the heart of Italy’s wine country in Montepulciano in the town of Bagni San Filippo.

Our final day on the road of guided motorcycle tours Italy is going to give us a little taste of everything that has made this exploration of northwest Italy so special. We’ll enjoy more beautiful roads the mountains, explore the village of Pitigliano which sits perched on a cliff’s edge, head through the city of Orvieto and even more. Then, we’ll return to where it all started and hand back the keys to our amazing bikes which took us so far. We’ll savor a meal in the capital as a toast to end our amazing journey together.

We’ve had a little taste of everything on this incredible adventure. After breakfast, we’ll say goodbye. If you’re looking to continue your stay in Italy, we can help you plan everything. Who knows, you might even be ready to motorcycle even more of the country.